How many political assassinations have occurred before?
Q. Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan is the latest political assassination in the world. Although political assassinations are rare, how many of them have occurred before and in what parts of the world? Where can i find that information? Were all those political assassinations caused by radical islamists or by political opponents? And what should be done to stop this kind of barbaric killings in the name of politics?
Asked by xyz87 - Sat Dec 29 05:41:16 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Any murder of a public figure which is carried out for polictical motives is, by definition, an assassination. There have been thousands of murders which can be classed as assassinations over recorded history, as well as many unsuccessful assassination attempts. Some particularly well-publicised examples of assassinations in relatively recent times include: Abraham Lincoln, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Tsar Nicholas II and his family, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Che Guevara, Mahatma Ghandi, Indira Ghandi, Rajiv Ghandi, Benigno Aquino and Yitzhak Rabin. Political assassinations are in no way particularly associated with perpetrators of Islamic background, although most are the product of political opposition of some kind. For as long… [cont.]
Answered by Jennifer W - Sat Dec 29 07:07:31 2007

What was the political party of most Confederates during the Civil War?
Q. We're not sure if they were Whigs or Democrats. Does anyone know which political party they were? Thanks :)
Asked by Aly - Wed Feb 10 16:57:32 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Democrats. The Whigs were against slavery.
Answered by Jess - Wed Feb 10 17:49:17 2010

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Q. What political and economical problems did the people face in the south and north during the war? ten points for best answerr! thank youu so much! :]
Asked by whatsuppxo - Wed May 14 18:43:35 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. ok so in the north you mainly had the obv political turmoil of trying to figure out how to reunite the country into the union economically it was great times remember this with most wars war=good for economy!!! south politically trying to remain a independent nation, keep ideals of slavery and keep out invading north their economy wasnt as good because they were mostly a farming economy that didnt bulid the weaponry etc like the north did
Answered by kidgameplayer - Wed May 14 18:52:31 2008

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